Coppin State defeats Morgan State, 80-77

Sun staff reports

Shawntae Payne scored a career-high 18 points, leading four players in double figures as Coppin State extended its season-best winning streak to six with an 80-77 victory over host Morgan State on Saturday at Hill Field House.

The Eagles (13-10, 8-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) won for the 11th time in their past 12 games. Crystal Whittington had 13 points, Leola Spotwood scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Jeanine Manley added 11 points for the Eagles.

The Eagles, who outscored Morgan State 25-9 from the free-throw line, made five of eight down the stretch to hold off the Bears.

Morgan State (6-16, 3-6) was led by Tracey Carrington, who scored 14 points, while Amarah Williams added 13 points and eight rebounds for the Bears.

Navy 63, Lafayette 47: The host Mids (12-10, 5-3 Patriot League) had several scoring runs to build a double-digit lead over the Leopards (8-15, 2-6). Jade Geif led Navy with 14 points.

St. Francis (Pa.) 59, Mount St. Mary's 51: Sandra Andresson made two free throws for the Mount (8-14, 4-7 Northeast Conference) to bring the score within two in the final minute. The visiting Red Flash (9-13, 7-4) widened its lead with four free throws from Alexa Hayward and a layup by Alli Williams.

Adobi Agbasi had eight rebounds, seven points and a game-high four blocks for the Hawks (7-13, 4-4).

Johns Hopkins 71, Swarthmore 42: A layup by Alex Vassila gave the visiting Blue Jays (19-2, 14-2 Centennial Conference) the lead with 15 minutes left in the first half. Katie Lytle had 17 points for the Garnet (8-12, 6-10).

Mary Washington 52, Salisbury 23: The Sea Gulls (11-9, 8-4 CAC) held the Eagles (21-0, 12-0) to their second-lowest output of the season. Freshman Anna Hackett led Salisbury with five points.

Wesley 56, Frostburg State 54: A layup by Simone Wise brought the visiting Bobcats (5-17, 3-10 CAC) within one in the final two minutes, but a free throw by Heather Fuller sealed the win for the Wolverines (6-15, 3-9 CAC).

Drew 47, Goucher 41: The host Rangers (8-14, 4-7 Landmark Conference) took the lead in the first minute and maintained it for the win. The Gophers (5-17, 1-10) trailed by as many as 14 points on multiple occasions.